1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ton habit me convient, je te l'emprunte... is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Two men stand in a dim room, their backs to us. One wears a loose white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, bending slightly to adjust the other’s jacket cuff. The second man, in a dark coat with a high collar, holds his arm out stiffly. Behind them, a carved fireplace and a shelf with a vase and small statues line the wall. The sketchy lines and shading give everything a rough, quick feel. Notice how the artist used simple lines to show the men’s body language—one helping, one resisting. This was a common way to tell stories in 19th-century sketches. Next, look up lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints with stone and ink.
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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